Transmission - Kia Sportage Hybrid 2024 Owner's Manual

Driving your vehicle
severe damage to the engine or tur -
bocharger unit.
僅 If the engine stalls whilst you are in
motion, do not attempt to shift the
gear to the P (Park) position. If traffic
and road conditions permit, you may
put the gear in the N (Neutral) posi -
tion whilst the vehicle is still moving
and turn the ignition switch to the
START position in an attempt to
restart the engine.
僅 Do not engage the starter for more
than 10 seconds. If the engine stalls or
fails to start, wait 5 to 10 seconds
before re-engaging the starter.
Improper use of the starter may dam -
age it.
僅 Do not turn the ignition switch to the
START position with the engine run -
ning. It may damage the starter.
NOTICE
If your vehicle is equipped with a kick -
down mechanism in the accelerator
pedal, it prevents you from driving at full
throttle unintentionally by making the
driver require increased effort to
depress the accelerator pedal.
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Transmission

Automatic transmission
Shift dial SBW type
ONQ5041004R
僅 P (Park)
僅 R (Reverse)
僅 N (Neutral)
僅 D (Drive)
Operation
1. Depress the brake pedal and turn the
knob to the desired position.
2. Turn the knob slightly to shift to N
(Neutral).
N in vehicle ON position
ONQ5041005R
Operation
1. Deactivate AUTO HOLD and release
the parking brake.
2. Depress the brake pedal.
3. Turn the shift dial to N (Neutral) and
the message ("Press and hold OK but -
ton to stay in Neutral when vehicle is
Off") will appear on the instrument
cluster.
Transmission